Obama says violence at Capitol shouldn’t be a “total surprise”

After unprecedented scenes of riots at the Capitol, Congress has returned to the Electoral College debate. Lawmakers reconvened to count electoral college votes after pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol Hill earlier on Wednesday. Both in the Senate Hall and on...

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Democrats take control of US Senate

Win for Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff in crucial Georgia runoff. SHASHIDHAR NANJUNDAIAH Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock won one US Senate seat in Georgia after he garnered nearly 2.258 million votes, against 2.184 million votes for the incumbent, Republican Kelly Loeffler....

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Pakistan’s SC orders reconstruction of vandalized Hindu temple

A century-old temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, was vandalized by members of a radical party on December 30. Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) to start the reconstruction of a century-old Hindu place...

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Brazil may receive AstraZeneca vaccines from India

Two emergency-approved Covid-19 vaccines will likely be rolled out across India from Jan 13 onwards. OUR BUREAU Brazilian Foreign Ministry and Health Ministry said talks between Brazil’s Fiocruz biomedical center and the Serum Institute of India to ship finished doses...

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Go ahead with Parliament structure, Supreme Court tells govt

The Central Vista project, an expansion to the iconic Parliament House, has been mired in controversy on land use, environment, and transparency issues. The court order places riders on the construction. Weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team...

51st International Film Fest of India: Jury announced

The 51st edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has announced its jury with eminent filmmakers from across the world. The jury will comprise: Pablo Cesar (Argentina) as Chairman, Prasanna Vithanage (Sri Lanka), Abu Bakr Shawky (Austria), Priyadarshan (India) and...

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US welcomes India’s 8th tenure at UN Security Council

US welcomed India as newest UNSC member as Indian flag was installed in hall ahead of the country's two-year term. India started its tenure Monday for the eighth time as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),...